her purse had a large gold clasp
sweaty knuckles, she gripped it so tight
keeping the key to her heart's hasp
in a blackened place, away from the light
self-defense was her way of life
that no one else could really know
for emotion is the invisible knife
that can cut with the simplest "Hello".
May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023 at 12:43 AM UTC
her purse had a large gold clasp
sweaty knuckles, she gripped it so tight
keeping the key to her heart's hasp
in a blackened place, away from the light
self-defense was her way of life
that no one else could really know
for emotion is the invisible knife
that can cut with the simplest "Hello".
Gant Haverstick 2023